Comment by CameronAavik
2 years ago
Mario Kart has a large and flourishing competitive scene[1][2], including numerous competitions with prize money. In 10 days, Nintendo is hosting the Mario Kart World Championships where they are flying in the best players across the world to Tokyo for it. Obviously, not on the same level as F1 or CS, but there absolutely is a competitive scene for this with dedicated players.
[1] https://www.mariokartcentral.com/ [2] https://www.mk8dx-lounge.com/
This is not the point.
How many players are making a living competing mario karts?
Taking part in competitions with prize money doesn't make you a professionnal player. When I was a road racing cyclist in the upper amateur echelon I was making a decent amount of money in finish prizes, was sponsored, was given a high end bike, clothing and enough tires to last a season, and the mechanic wouldn't charge me for his work, all non local travels were paid. Yet I wasn't a professionnal cyclist as I didn't have a salary nor would I have made enough yearly money to support a family and leave a job.
So what are the highest, median and average income of those so called 'Mario Kart pros"?